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Posterior surface of transverse processes of T1 to T5 and the articular tubercle of C4 to C7.<ref name="wh">http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/longissimus_capitis_1</ref>
Posterior surface of transverse processes of T1 to T5 and the articular tubercle of C4 to C7.<ref name="wh">http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/longissimus_capitis_1</ref>
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== Insertion  ==
== Insertion  ==


Posterior margin of mastoid process and the temporal bone.<ref name="wh" /><ref name="PP">http://www.primalonlinelearning.com/cedaandp/muscular_system/muscles_of_the_back.aspx#longissimuscapitis</ref>
Posterior margin of mastoid process and the temporal bone.<ref name="wh" /><ref name="PP">http://www.primalonlinelearning.com/cedaandp/muscular_system/muscles_of_the_back.aspx#longissimuscapitis</ref>
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Revision as of 20:47, 30 August 2017

Original Editor Oyemi Sillo

Lead Editors - {{Special:Contributors/Template:Merihan Hussein}}


Description[edit | edit source]

Longissimus Capitis belongs to the intermediate column of the Sacrospinalis group of muscles.[1]

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Origin[edit | edit source]

Posterior surface of transverse processes of T1 to T5 and the articular tubercle of C4 to C7.[2]

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Insertion[edit | edit source]

Posterior margin of mastoid process and the temporal bone.[2][3]

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Nerve Supply[edit | edit source]

Dorsal rami of cervical and thoracic spinal nerves (C6 to T4).[4]

Blood Supply[edit | edit source]

Muscular branches of the occipital artery from the external carotid artery.[4]

Action[edit | edit source]

Acting bilaterally, extends and hyperextends head; acting unilaterally, flexes and rotates the head ipsilaterally.[2]

Trigger Point Referral Pattern[edit | edit source]

Pain is usually referred around the ear, but can also refer nearby into the neck and behind the eye.[5]

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Muscle Activation[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]